Umbrella test no pointer to thoughtfulness

An opened red umbrella became the main focus of a news photographer covering a preliminary match at a test event for the Olympics at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground last Monday.

We did not see the spectator sheltering underneath it while the players were braving the sun to compete.

True, the temperature was soaring, but it is simply wrong to open an umbrella in a spectator's stand or an open theater, blocking the view of others. Despite the fact all spectators were forewarned about the use of umbrellas by numerous signs at the ground, some still violated the rule.